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I guess what I'm really asking is what would be some alternative vehicles that I could find some suitable leaf packs for this swap being that the waggys are few and far between in my neck of the woods.

Any springs from a stock Waggy are going to have the infamous "Wag sag." I've had my own Waggy, sold it to my dad, and he got two more. I used Waggy springs for my SAS, but I got new ones from BJ's Offroad: http://www.bjsoffroad.com/. The guys that own it are FSJ enthusiasts and great to work with. I got front 4" lift springs and used them SOA. I still need to work a bit on my shackle length and angle but they're great. Nice and flexy. With my front custom crossmember and that combo I got about 8" of total lift in front.

What steering box did you use and how didicult was the mock up to instal it...
i think i have just about every thing else for my build figured out.... your build inspired me to buy my sport trac in the 1st place, and since i sold my 95 ranger on 37 inch mt/r's i have wanted another big small rig, some of my friends call mu sport track the "mega cab ranger" hahaha

I can't remeber what box Chad used for his, but I ended up using a box from a 6.0 Powerstroke. I liked it because I knew when I eventually go to 1-tons, I'll have a steering box that will hold up. Plus I like the lower gear ratio.